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Originally posted by CecilOne
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
I wasn't aware rules were to be viewed as exclusive to a persons schedule. The players and coaches will never even see competitive ball if they don't learn to play the game in which they are participating. If that is their attitude toward the game, there really wouldn't be any need for an umpire.
And I don't care about the throw drawing the fielder into the basepath, that is still obstruction.
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Come on, Mike, did you really think I meant my schedule rather than the vast majority of players who do not have international skill?
With the proposal, it will be obstruction if no ball possession; but it's not obstruction under the current rule if about to receive. My point was that we keep looking at this as where the coach teaches the player to be, without regard for player imperfections and imperfect throws. And we are discussing the aspects and side effects of a hypothetical rule change.
[Edited by CecilOne on Nov 7th, 2003 at 08:02 AM] [/B]
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Of course not, but my point is that just because they don't play at that level now, what are their chances of even thinking of reaching that point without learning how to play the game correctly? Where do you think the girls that play for world championships started their journey?
Remember, these rule are for Championship Play, but this particular one is meant to keep the defenders out of harms way while giving the runners a clear path to the base to which they are entitled. Sounds more of a safety concern on both sides of the field than anything else.
I've worked international ball and it works. The skill has nothing to do with it.